This guide will teach you how to create your own advanced functions and use them in reports.

Overview

Advanced functions allow you to perform operations on top of report data after the primary SQL query has been run, unlike a calculated field, which is added to the report’s SQL statement. Functions can range from simple mathematical calculations and text manipulation, to more complex API calls with user input parameters.

Guide Contents

This guide is broken into the following sections:

Basics: The basic process of creating a custom advanced function for Yellowfin reports. Start here if you are new to coding Yellowfin plug-ins.